HERO JOURNEYTHE LIFE OF BRUCE WAYNE

THE CALL

• The Call• The invitation or the opportunity to become the hero. What gives us a chance to

become a hero:

• Tragedy

• Invitation

• Simple malcontent with situation

• Example:

• Bruce Wayne is invited by Ras Al Goul to leave his unfulfilling life, and join the league of shadows

The Call

THE THRESHOLD

The Threshold

• The Threshold• The point of decision. The first step to accepting

the journey. The hero has crossed into the new realm,

the journey has begun.

• Example:

• Bruce Wayne has accepted the invitation,

“the call”, and has now left his normal

environment, entered his new world, and

has begun his journey.

THRESHOLD GUARDIANS

• Threshold Guardians

• People or person that will prepare you for the journey. Their role is to not let you pass until you are ready.

• Example: Ras Al Ghoul training Bruce Wayne and preparing him for a larger task.

Guardian

CHALLENGES / TEMPTATIONS

• Challenges / Temptations• The hero is beginning to become the person they were

meant to be, or the person they will need to be to perform the task at hand.

• Challenges help them to prepare for the true test ahead.

Example: Bruce Wayne becoming Batman. He needs to be pass challenges before he can truly be brave enough or prepared enough to become Batman. First challenge, overcome childhood fear of bats.

Challenges

HELPER / MENTOR

• Helper / Mentor

• The helper and mentor is there to come along side us and remind of us who we are, the task at hand. They are often times a wise old man with a lot of knowledge and wisdom. They will help us in any way they can. They are loyal to the hero at all times.

• Example: Alfred has all of the traits of a helper and a mentor.

Helper

THE ABYSS • The Abyss• This is the GREATEST challenge.

Once the Abyss is overcome the hero is

reborn and the transformation is complete.

• Usually the initiate must face the abyss

alone and overcome his/her greatest fears.

Here is where the initiate must

"slay the dragon". The dragon often is the

thing the hero most dreads and needs to

overcome.

The Abyss

TRANSFORMATION

• As a result of successfully meeting the challenge of the abyss, the hero is transformed. The transformation is the moment of death and rebirth. Often the transformation takes the form of a revelation, a discovery or insight about oneself or one's culture. This revelation involves a change in consciousness, a change in the way the hero(ine) views life.

• Example:

• Batman has risen from the ashes, overcome his fears of failing, of his past haunting him, and he rises as BATMAN.

Transformation Complete

ATONEMENT

• Atonement

• The achievement of the goal of the quest. It is what the person went on the journey to get. All the previous steps serve to prepare and purify the person for this step.

• Example:

• Batman has become a symbol of justice, and Gotham city has its hero.

Atonement